Bajany (1370 ''Bajanhaza'', 1439 ''Bayan'', 1556 ''Rejdowa'', 1786 ''Bonyesty'', 1686 ''Resdowa'') (german: Wajon; hu, Bajánháza) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

and

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in the

Michalovce District Michalovce District (''okres Michalovce'') is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europ ...

in the

Košice Region The Košice Region ( sk, Košický kraj, , hu, Kassai kerület; uk, Кошицький край) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. The region was first established in 1923 and its present borders were established in 1996. It c ...

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

History

In historical records, the village was first mentioned in

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. From

1939 This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to ...

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...

it belonged to

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

Geography

The village lies at an altitude of 107 metres and covers an area of (2020-06-30/-07-01).

Population

It has a

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

of 452 people (2020-12-31).

Genealogical resources

The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Presov, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1869-1896 * Greek Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1792-1896 * Reformated church records (births/marriages/deaths): missing records 1800s (parish A) * Census records 1869 of Bajany are available at the state archive.(UNG county...)

Gallery

File:Bajany church.JPG, Reformed church in Bajany, built in Gothic Revival style, est. 1936 File:Bajánháza13.JPG, Saints Cyril and Methodius Church in Bajany, est. 1992 File:Bajánháza09.JPG, Primary school in Bajany File:Bajánháza10.JPG, Kindergarten in Bajany File:Bajánháza03.JPG, Cemetery in Bajany File:Bajánháza07.JPG, Traditionall ribbed wagon on public display

History

Geography

Population

Genealogical resources

Gallery

See also